Researchers recently conducted a controlled human challenge study that suggests an experimental dengue vaccine can give healthy volunteers full protection, urging experts to use this evidence to accelerate the development of a dengue vaccine.
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A team from the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute recently conducted a study of the long-term memory of the human immune system that may allow the manipulation of the system into fighting specific illnesses.
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Janet Ying, of the University of Buffalo, is leading a study that suggests there is more to Ebola than illness: tangled in the matrices of disease and prevention is perception of risk and risk’s influence on emotion and behavior.
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The HIV Vaccine Program Management Office (HIVV PMO) and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) recently announced they are asking companies, educational institutions, organizations, and consortia for information about clinical research support.
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A recent study shows that cirrhosis at first diagnosis as well as antibodies used to treat soluble liver antigen/liver pancreas antigen (SLA/LP) both increase the risks of poor outcomes, short-term and long-term, for patients who have autoimmune hepatitis.
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A team of scientists from Virginia Tech recently reported that studying the lifestyle differences between wildlife species may help researchers better understand how antibiotic resistance works and spreads.
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According to the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), a nonprofit organization, the proposed H4 6 or 21st Century Cures Act places public health at risk by lowering the licensing standards of the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA).
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Recent analysis shows North America birds have contracted and spread highly contagious strains of avian influenza (HPAI) H5 viruses that originated in Eurasia and continue to spread around the world.
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